Cannabis Freedom Index

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Malaysia: medical access corrected, 1920s-2026 history

Recorded that no cannabis medicine is registered, added the MOH registration facts, and filled the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 2000s gaps plus the 2024 treatment law, 2025 registration pathway and 2026 KLIA seizures.

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Countries and states 1 file

Malaysia countries/my.yaml

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Possession of 200 g or more is presumed trafficking, which can carry death (no longer mandatory since 2023). Registered cannabinoid medicines may be importedNo cannabis medicine is registered for patients.

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Medical or research use is lawful only with authorisation from the health minister, which is rarely granted.[@dda] HempNo cannabis-derivedbased medicine is currently registered for patients: Sativex was registered in 2014 and cancelled in 2017 at the company's request.[@moh_faq] CBD has no separate exemption, and products sold as CBD require registration as medicines.[@ddamoh_faq] The government has studied a medical frameworkIn March 2025 the Health Ministry said applicants with scientific evidence could submit cannabis products for several years without enacting oneregistration, but no product has been approved.[@wikistar25]

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dda, wikimoh_faq, star25

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No industrial-hemp or low-THC exemption was found. Cannabis is a dangerous drug under the 1952 Act, and hemponly a public officer authorised by the minister may grow it for research, education, experiment or medicine; applications from the public or private companies are not considered.[@dda,moh_faq] Hemp-derived CBD products require registration as medicines.[@dda] No, and no fibre-hemp licensing scheme was found.[@dda]

context › hemp › sources

dda, moh_faq

sources

Malaysia Ministry of Health — Frequently asked questions on cannabis The Star — Health Ministry opens door for cannabis-based products in medical treatment (4 March 2025) 9 unchanged

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 | Indonesia | cultivation table, hemp and culture sections, citation conversion | 1930s–1960s still empty; Aceh 1924 entry still needs an article | this country commit |
-| Malaysia | hemp and culture sections, citation conversion, table terms | 1920s–1940s and 2000s still empty; recent history pending | this country commit |
+| Malaysia | hemp/culture sections, citations, table terms, medical status corrected to none, 7 history entries | 1920s–1930s treaty application to Malaya not separately confirmed | this country commit |
 | Sri Lanka | in progress | | |
 | Thailand | possession/cultivation tables, hemp/culture/driving sections, corrected possession offence and 30 g myth, 1991–2026 history | 1950s still empty | this country commit |
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 Indonesia validation: `profile-audit id` zero errors/warnings; `country-gaps id` has no missing standard or researched sections, no missing tables and no uncited text. The build was blocked by another contributor’s unfinished `articles/netherlands-five-grams-1996.md`; the profile was checked with the audit and will be rechecked in the next successful build.
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+Malaysia validation: `profile-audit my` zero errors/warnings; `country-gaps my` has no missing sections or tables, no uncited text and no empty decades; the 5,117-page build passed and the history entries and corrected medical text are in `dist/country/my/`. The medical status changed from limited to none because no cannabis medicine is registered, not because the import authorisation was repealed.
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